Keetmanshoop
ǂNuǂgoaes Swartmodder | |
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City | |
Clockwise from top: Keetmanshoop church, Keetmanshoop airport, Colonial ruins, Aerial view of Keetmanshoop, Colonial post office | |
Motto: Laborando vincimus | |
Coordinates: 26°34′43″S 18°8′0″E / 26.57861°S 18.13333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ǁKaras Region |
Constituency | Keetmanshoop Urban |
Established | 14 April 1866 |
Government | |
• Mayor | McDonald Hanse (LPM) |
• Deputy Mayor | Charlcyta Cooper (LPM) |
Area | |
• Total | 202.4515 sq mi (524.3469 km2) |
• Land | 202.4515 sq mi (524.3469 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,862 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
• Density | 103.6/sq mi (40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Climate | BWh |
Keetmanshoop is a town[3] in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and benefactor of the city.